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[syn: parasol, sunshade]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
parasol \par"a*sol`\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*s[o^]l`; 277), n. [F., fr. Sp.
or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp.
& Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg.
sol (L. sol). See Parry, Solar.]
A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from
the sun.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, v. t.
To shade as with a parasol. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
parasol
n 1: a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: parasol,
sunshade]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "parasol":
awning, beach umbrella, blind, brolly, bumbershoot, cover, curtain,
drape, drapery, gamp, light shield, screen, shade, shader, shadow,
sunblind, sunshade, umbrella, veil
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Parasol
Parallel Systems Object Language.
An object-oriented language which supports network and
parallel computing. It has modules and exceptions.
["The Parasol Programming Language", R. Jervis
, Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp. 34-41].
(1995-01-26)